Nobody knows?

Was told this by a local pet shop owner who also claimed the habrosus he had were tank bred, it's my understanding all habrosus are wild caught?

Still nitrites which I feel is odd given the fact I'm dosing good bacteria

Nitrites lower today but still there. Changed 2 gallons and dosed with prime and double dosed Seed for good bacteria. They don't seemed stressed but each one has different lengths of barbels. Only 2 that I've seen are they super short to gone on. Not sure if it helps but I dosed stress coat plus as ...

Yep dosing Seed to help with the filter. Doing a double dose everyday

The nitrites I believe we're from adding the 12 at once, did a little mini cycle. I only feed them hikari disks so they don't have to dig for food to help with that. Sand just isn't an option for me right now, I'd like to add some on top later in the year though. They seem happy and like I said when ...

I have 12 Habrosus Corydoras I got this past weekend. A few of them have very short barbels. I'm wondering if given a good diet and good water quality if they will grow back? There is nothing sharp in the tank, they are kept on smooth pea gravel, which I know isn't the best choice but also not the ...

They seem to hang out under the plants 90 percent of the time. If I walk anywhere near the tank they run and hide

Here's what the tank looks like. Getting pictures of them is hard

So I'm a bit confused, my water is perfect, I normally change water twice a week since it's a planted tank but it always tests fine when I do it. Would it be a better move to take back the pandas or roll with them? I've also read pygmy and habrosus corries are very shy and hide a lot. I kinda don't ...

So if there are too many what exactly does that mean? Sorry for my ignorance I just want the fish happy and healthy

I have a planted 10 gallon with Moss balls and hornwort. Spectra stone substrate. It has 3 cherry shrimp, 4 nerite snails and 7 panda corries. Now I have had them for 3 going on 4 weeks and while they aren't as shy as they were the first two weeks, they hide 90 percent of the time and if I come any ...

I currently have a 10 gallon with 3 albino corydoras, 2 otocinclus (for eating brown algae) and 4 nerite snails (also for eating brown algae) Water tests fine but I wanted to know if I could add a 1-3 more albino or panda corydoras?

It's my understanding that 12pygmys in this tank isn't too much as I was told on this forum some keep 8 in a 2.5gallon

I've had a group of 7 for a week and the newest 5 a couple days. All thats in the tank is 12pygmys. The two albino corydoras and otocinclus went back

Also it's my understanding that these corydoras are midrange swimmers yet mine seem to be bottom dwelling could it have something to do with the filter current?

So I started with 7 but after reading how they need at least 10 I went back to get more and didn't want to leave just two so I got 5. The new pygmy cories though seem to be lighter colored even they are a tad bigger. They school and they eat. Just wondering why they're not as dark in color

Oh no. I already have gravel. Ill probably take them back in that case

I picked up two albino corydoras to go with my 7 pygmy cory catfish and when examining the albino corydoras closer I see they're barbels aren't very long. Kinda short for their size. How can I fix this?

If I were to add a single albino corydoras with my 7 pygmy cory catfish would they all school?

EDIT- So I got two albino corydoras to go in this tank. Should that work? Will the pgymys be good with them or will the albino corydoras out compete them for food?

Also wondering if a single albino corydoras would school with the pygmys?

Another question regarding pygmy cories. If I were to add another type like say panda or albino would they all kinda school and be buddies or keep separate?

Thanks so much. I really appreciate the help and hope I have many years of these cute little guys

Well I went with pygmy corydoras. I got 7 which is all they had. Is this a good number for this tank? I also have an otocinclus. I had to go 45minutes away to get them

Even the albino?

Thank you I'm really trying to do right by the fish. Now what would I want to look for if I got albino corydoras to see if they are not happy and thriving? And the same goes for pandas? Since you said they both would require a different minimum number

Thanks, I was wondering if you could tell me how big albino corydoras get?

But you wouldn't do less than 5?

I've read pandas grt up to 2 inches. Is that enough room for 5?

Hi, thanks supercorygirl. I appreciate all the responses I got, I have however since upgraded to a 5 gallon. Wondering if that would make it eaiser to keep say 3 panda corydoras or albino corydoras? Or is 3 to small or would they get to big?